The Big East title game was stressful.
Just ask Providence Friars head coach Ed Cooley, who was so fired up during the back-and-forth affair with the Villanova Wildcats that he ripped his pants in the second half and had to use a towel to cover up the damage:
Tom JollyProvidence Coach Ed Cooley is so into the Big East title game that he ripped his pants. https://t.co/EX0oKmWhYL
"When I sat down, I felt the great breeze in the crack," Cooley said, according to the Associated Press' Dan Gelston.
The Friars rallied from 11 points down in the second half to force overtime, but the Wildcats took control in the extra session and escaped with a 76-66 win for their second straight conference tournament championship.